Bessent touts Trump tariff-tax-dereg plan as investors seek China clarity

Asia to see more trade and investment as US retreats, panelists at Milken say

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U.S. Treasury Secretary Scott Bessent speaks at the Milken Institute Global Conference 2025 in Beverly Hills, California, on May 5. © Reuters

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LOS ANGELES -- U.S. Treasury Secretary Scott Bessent outlined the Trump administration's three-pronged economic plan that combines tariffs, tax cuts and deregulation in a pitch to global investors, kicking off the 2025 Milken Institute Global Conference here.

Speaking on Monday at the annual event -- which draws thousands of bankers, investors, policymakers and business executives -- Bessent said the rebalancing of trade relations with President Donald Trump's "reciprocal tariffs" will work together with his plans for tax cuts and deregulation to boost the U.S. economy.

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